Fresno County's top educators for 2019 are welding teacher Greg Barragan, Sanger administrator Dennis Wiechmann and Parlier administrator Praxades Torres III. They were honored Thursday evening at the Educator of the Year Awards ceremony at the Saroyan Theatre in downtown Fresno. The winners of School Employee and Teacher categories may...
Workshop Seeks to Help Valley School Staffs ID Potential Threats
Valley educators and law enforcement officials will gather Monday in Fresno for a three-day workshop designed to help staff more readily identify threats to student and staff safety, including potential mass shooting incidents. The workshop will come on the heels of Thursday morning's shooting at a Santa Clarita high school...
Being a Teen Mom Isn’t the End of the World
The Central Valley Teen Parent Conference was designed to support students like Paula Sanchez. Sanchez was pregnant with her daughter at 17 years old. Three months later, her mom passed away. "It was very tough," Sanchez said. Life at school wasn't any easier. "Teachers would look at me differently, and...
Schools Chief Yovino Wins Round at Supreme Court in Equal Pay Case
WASHINGTON — Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino won a round in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in an equal pay case brought by a former math consultant. The Court unanimously threw out a lower court ruling in favor of Aileen Rizo, who sued in 2014 when she...
Fresno County Will Lead Effort to Improve California Math Scores
The Fresno County Superintendent of Schools has been entrusted with helping young learners throughout California sharpen their math skills. Along with that responsibility comes a newly awarded $11.2 million California Statewide Early Math Initiative grant. "Our county decided to seek the grant because we are aware we are underperforming in state...
Career Tech Expo Is Big Eye-Opener for Students
Career Tech Expos are for people like Ralph Murray. Murray, a senior at Hoover High School, always knew he didn't want to go to a four-year university, but still wanted a shot at the American Dream. He would rather work with his hands out in the field than sit in an...
Students Can Make Industry Connections At Wednesday's CTE Expo
Students who want a career right after high school have an opportunity to learn about the good jobs available at the Career Tech Expo on Wednesday (Oct. 17) at Chukchansi Park. For the sixth consecutive year, the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools is sponsoring what it calls the largest Career Tech Expo in the...